Online tuition options are not second-rate, says task force chair
Dame Lynne Brindley aims to dispel myths and build on UK's position. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Emerging-technology expert calls for open access to academic knowledge
It is almost "criminally irresponsible" to hoard academic knowledge in the digital age, according to a Canadian specialist in the field.Brian Lamb, manager of emerging technologies and digital...
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Crowd's Anglo-Saxon valuables
Project Woruldhord organiser taps public for help in building 'online hoard'. Hanna Rowland writes
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Top nations in clinical medicine
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000–April 2010
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Redundant staff 'ungrateful' - HR chief
Poppleton University academics who are currently facing dismissal have been strongly criticised for "their lack of perspective" by Louise Bimpson, corporate director of our ever-expanding Human...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Bitter pill may kill, not cure
In a competitive global market, the UK academy must be price-sensitive when it comes to overseas fees or pay the price
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From where I sit - Team Testosterone 19 - equity 0
In 2008, the Canadian government announced an ambitious programme to recruit the best and brightest researchers from around the world via 20 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC), each funded to...
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Jaroslav Stark, 1960-2010
A pioneer in applying mathematical methods to crucial questions in biology and medicine has died. Jaroslav Stark was born near Prague on 17 June 1960 and came to England after the defeat of the...
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University of Oxford - Names to remember
Ten endangered species have been bestowed with common English names. Until now, the species have not been widely known due to their lengthy Latin designations, but now the public has picked informal...
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Research intelligence - Show and tell: a new school of thought on outreach
Discussing work with schoolchildren helps pupils, researchers and their disciplines, writes Paul Jump
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Faith in Vince's two-step
Yes it’s complex, but the graduate tax is the least of all evils, says Kevin Fong
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We must not rush our part-time PhDs
I have become increasingly worried about an apparent emphasis on the time that research students take to complete their doctorates and yet more league tables citing universities' completion rates ("...
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Big picture, locally drawn
The debate on maximising the impact of research at this year's research methods festival ("'Pure' may be too simple, warn social scientists", 15 July), in which I participated, tackled the issue of "...
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Hands across the oceans
If only the lives of international officers were half as glamorous as Caroline Knowles suggests ("The UK plc roadshow", 8 July). Unfortunately, she presents a limited and one-sided account of the...